This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Parenthetical Constructions – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parenthetical Constructions Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A student is quoting from the book The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag.Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (Knox page 22). B) (Molly 22). C) (Ostertag 22). D) (Molly Knox Ostertag 22). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (Ostertag 22). 2. A student is quoting from the book Colonial Latin America by Mark A. Burkholder and Lyman L. Johnson.Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (Johnson 127). B) (Burkholder 127). C) (Johnson and Burkholder p. 127). D) (Johnson and Burkholder 127). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (Johnson and Burkholder 127). 3. Insert commas as necessary to set off parenthetical expressions. The suit nevertheless needed drastic alterations before I could wear it. A) Correct as written. B) The suit nevertheless, needed drastic alterations, before I could wear it. C) The suit, nevertheless, needed drastic alterations before I could wear it. D) The suit, nevertheless needed drastic alterations before I could wear it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The suit, nevertheless, needed drastic alterations before I could wear it. 4. A student is quoting from the book Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes.Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (Parker 12). B) (Jewell 12). C) (Jewell p. 12). D) (Rhodes 12). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (Rhodes 12). 5. A student is quoting from the book The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien.Which is the correct parenthetical citation? A) (JRR Tolkien). B) (JRR Tolkien p. 88). C) (Tolkien p. 88). D) (Tolkien 88). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (Tolkien 88). 6. Add commas where they are needed in the following sentence:Though we probably do not think about it often we use soap everyday. A) Correct as written. B) Though we probably do not think, about it often we use soap everyday. C) Though we probably do not think about it often, we use soap everyday. D) Though we probably do not think about it often, we use, soap, everyday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Though we probably do not think about it often, we use soap everyday. 7. In MLA format, how should you cite a book by a single author in the Works Cited page? A) Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication. B) Title of Book. Author's Last Name, First Name. Publisher, Year of Publication. C) Author's Last Name, First Name. Year of Publication. Title of Book. Publisher. D) Publisher, Year of Publication. Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication. 8. Even though my cousin, now the president of a major accounting firm struggled with math in school, she didn't give up on herself and was determined to earn a dual degree in mathematics and business. A) NO CHANGE. B) President, of a major accounting firm,. C) President of a major accounting firm,. D) President, of a major accounting firm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President of a major accounting firm,. 9. Add commas where they are needed in the following sentence:According to old legends soap was invented over three thousand years ago. A) Correct as written. B) According to old, legends soap was invented over three thousand years ago. C) According to, old legends soap was invented over three thousand years ago. D) According to old legends, soap was invented over three thousand years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) According to old legends, soap was invented over three thousand years ago. 10. Which parenthetical phrase fits into this sentence?He came in a beautiful red car, ..... , and he gave it to me! A) Which my favorite food. B) Who has a donut. C) Which is my favorite car. D) Which is the best movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Which is my favorite car. 11. What type of source is this?Regas, Diane. "Three Key Energy Policies That Can Help Us Turn the Corner on Climate." Environmental Defense Fund, 1 June 2016, www.edf.org/blog/2016/06/01/3-key-energy-policies-can-help-us-turn-corner-climate. Accessed 19 July 2016. A) A page on a website. B) A journal article published online. C) A newspaper article online. D) An ebook chapter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A page on a website. 12. Choose the sentence that correctly uses commas with a parenthetical element. A) The book, which was published in 1999 is a bestseller. B) The book which was published in 1999, is a bestseller. C) The book, which was published in 1999, is a bestseller. D) The book which, was published in 1999 is a bestseller. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The book, which was published in 1999, is a bestseller. 13. Choose the best punctuation for this sentence:Then the fireplace the biggest fireplace you ever saw was like a room in itself. A) Fireplace-the biggest fireplace you ever saw-was. B) Fireplace (the biggest fireplace) you ever saw was. C) Fireplace, the biggest fireplace you ever saw was,. D) Fireplace-the biggest fireplace you ever-saw was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fireplace-the biggest fireplace you ever saw-was. 14. Choose the correct parenthetical phrase to complete the sentence:The movie, ..... , was very long. A) Which I watched yesterday. B) Is about space. C) Was boring. D) And I fell asleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which I watched yesterday. 15. Identify the parenthetical element in the sentence:'The book, which was published in 2020, became a bestseller.' A) Which was published in 2020. B) The book. C) Became a bestseller. D) In 2020. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which was published in 2020. 16. Identify the correct use of commas in the sentence.You must therefore arrive on time. A) You must, therefore, arrive on time. B) You must therefore arrive, on time. C) You must, therefore arrive, on time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You must, therefore, arrive on time. 17. At the university gym, students can volunteer for say, five hours of work at the reception desk per week, and in return, they receive a few hours of fitness class privileges. A) NO CHANGE. B) Volunteer for, say. C) Volunteer, for say,. D) Volunteer for, say,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Volunteer for, say,. 18. Choose the best punctuation for this sentence:Polio a disease that struck fear in parents was a terrible illness that could cripple children. A) Polio, a disease that struck fear in parents, was. B) Polio, a disease that struck fear in parents-was. C) Polio (a disease that struck fear in parents), was. D) Polio-a disease that struck fear in parents, was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polio, a disease that struck fear in parents, was. 19. Which of the following sentences contains a parenthetical? A) She went to the store. B) She went to the store, surprisingly, it was closed. C) She went to the store and bought milk. D) She went to the store quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She went to the store, surprisingly, it was closed. 20. Choose the best punctuation for this sentence:Salk's discovery of a polio vaccine for which he refused to accept money won him the admiration of all Americans. A) Vaccine, for which he refused to accept money-won. B) Vaccine-for which he refused to accept money-won. C) Vaccine-(for which he refused to accept money) won. D) Vaccine for which he refused to accept money, won. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vaccine-for which he refused to accept money-won. 21. What does the number mean in the following citation:(Hazen 54). A) The page number on which the information was found. B) The year of publication. C) The author's age. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The page number on which the information was found. 22. Which one of these sentences correctly contains a parenthetical element? A) At medical school, Salk began researching influenza the virus that causes the flu. B) At medical school, Salk began researching influenza the virus, that causes the flu. C) At medical school, Salk began-researching influenza-the virus that causes the flu. D) At medical school, Salk began researching influenza-the virus that causes the flu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At medical school, Salk began researching influenza-the virus that causes the flu. 23. Choose the best punctuation for this sentence:Then one of them, the leader a little man stood up and turned to the judge. A) The leader-a little man stood up-. B) The leader-a little man-stood up. C) The leader a little man-stood up. D) The leader (a little man stood up). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The leader-a little man-stood up. 24. Using parenthetical citations in your Claim-Evidence-Reason Writing Assessment is not on the grading rubric. A) True. B) False. C) I don't know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. What way are the commas being used? Michael, my friend from middle school, is turning thirteen today. A) List. B) Introduction. C) Combining Clauses. D) Extra Information (Parenthetical Statement). 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